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137 reviews 67 travel blogs 85 photos Attraction Type:
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Crossing the border - Montevideo and Colonia
Again we arrived straight from the night bus and headed to our hostel to dump our stuff, have a shower and head out to see what was on offer.
We had crossed the border into Uruguay to get to Montevideo, but the city had the same feel and look as Rosario, although I thought it was prettier.
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Montevideo
Mit der Faehre sind wir von Buenos Aires nach Colonia (Uruguay) gefahren. Von dort gings mit dem Bus in die Hauptstadt Montevideo.
Die Fahrt mit dem Bus von Colonia war wirklich wunderschoen. Wir konnten die traumhafte Landschaft Uruguays geniessen und dabei ein wenig relaxen.
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Over to Montevideo
Short version: We woke up in time to have a leisurely breakfast before our guide picked us up at 11AM. We drove the 2 hours to Montevideo, and got checked into our very nice hotel. After getting settled, we walked down the street to a huge shopping mall, had some lunch, looked around a bit, and back to the hotel. We took a taxi over to the center …
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8 Hours in Montevideo
During the night we crossed the huge Rio del la and docked at Montevideo while I ate a lovely room-service breakfast. What luxury! The Río de la Plata forms part of the border between Argentina and Uruguay. Their major ports and capital cities (Buenos Aires and Montevideo) are located on its western and northern shores. It is formed by the Uruguay …
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Two days in Montevideo
Montevideo is the small, friendly capital of Uruguay.
We arrived at hostel Dolce Vita in the afternoon. It´s the newest hostel in Montevideo and is owned by two young guys who seem a bit bored as the hostel isn´t always that busy. We were somehow convinced to upgrade to the private room for an extra $5 a night each. It doesn´t sound like much …
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Street Tango In Montevideo.
... we were starving!) and had the happy circumstance of finding the street tango to watch. Our hostel was right on Plaza Independencia in the centre of the city. Staying in hostels is always an exciting hit and miss - what will it be ...
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Nice Capital
... ) and told myself that I had to see something. I wandered down to the Old City along the main drag. At the Plaza Independencia I stopped to admire old Artigas astride his horse and his mausoleum. I then wandered around the charming streets admiring the ...
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The Full Montevideo
... to other tourists......safety is also another reason. After arriving at the bus station we caught a taxi into the centre of Montevideo....Plaza Independencia and this was where we were staying. We paid for a dorm room but were upgraded to a private three ...
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A day in mini Buenos Aires
... to get a good look at the River Plate, which surrounds the city centre. After a lovely dinner near the hugely impressive Plaza Independencia (and a break for some more Dulce de Leche ice cream!), we headed back to our hotel. We finished the day getting ...
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Montevideo - capital of Uruguay
... Montevideo was to recreate a photo Daniella had of her dad standing in front of the statue of a guy on a horse in the middle of the Plaza Independencia when he was about 10 years old (her Dad not the guy on the horse). It was very easy to find as it it ...
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Montevideo killed the radio star!
... it was, a definite plus for the trip! On our second day, we took the time to walk around the Plaza Independencia, the main square in Montevideo. The Palacio Salvo is on the square, once the tallest building in South America and also a large statue of ...
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Mixed Review of the Sixth Hill to the West
... at all. Like many American cities, it seems Montevideo's life has been desiccated by the suburbs. The main plaza, Plaza Independencia, is a very nice urban space. Currently there is an exhibition of "peace bears" sponsored by the U.N. ...
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Montevideo - Fireworks and asado of course
... means. But it has some nice parts, and it gave us the biggest fireworks show ever. Stayed at Hostal Viejo, close to Plaza Independencia. Not the best hostel I have stayed at, but all in all quite good. Central location and friendly staff helped. ...
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+40 Degrees Celsius
... featured some of the wild costumes, masks and other decorations that performers use during Carnival. Next we walked to the Plaza Independencia past a lot of the old colonial buildings. There are some well preserved buildings and a lot of signs that ...
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mooching about Montevideo
... Brazil, Uruguay finally gained independence, the city became the country's capital. We walked around the main Plaza Independencia, with its huge equestrian monument marking the spot of the mausoleum of revolutionary leader and national hero, ...
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